Nonstop flight route between Vientiane, Laos and Podolsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wattay International Airport (VTE), Vientiane, Laos and Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), Podolsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,229 miles (or 6,806 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wattay International Airport and Ostafyevo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wattay International Airport and Ostafyevo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTE / VLVT |
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Location: | Vientiane, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°59'17"N by 102°33'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of Laos |
Airport Type: | Military/Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 564 feet (172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VTE |
More Information: | VTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSF / UUMO |
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Location: | Podolsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'42"N by 37°30'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Gazpromavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSF |
More Information: | OSF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wattay International Airport (VTE):
- The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation is on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of VTE.
- In addition to being known as "Wattay International Airport", other names for VTE include "ສະໜາມບິນສາກົນວັດໄຕ" and "สนามบินนานาชาติวัตไต".
- Wattay International Airport (VTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wattay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 564 feet, planes can take off or land at Wattay International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Wattay International Airport (VTE) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Wattay International Airport (meaning Wattay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF):
- Because of Ostafyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Ostafyevo International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Ostafyevo International Airport", another name for OSF is "Международный аэропорт «Остафьево»".
- The closest airport to Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of OSF.
- The furthest airport from Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,740 miles (17,284 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) currently has only 1 runway.